Silverplate
SW 7649 · #C2C0BA · LRV 53 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Silverplate53
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Silverplate, Really?
Silverplate reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 7649 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Silverplate
Silverplate is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Silverplate
At LRV 53, Silverplate is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Silverplate are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 7649 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Noble GrayHDC-WR15-3 · Behr | 1.8 | 52 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Smoke Embers1466 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | SleepyT678 · Valspar | 3.5 | 52.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Rabbit's EarPPG0999-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 54 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Gray ShadowsPPG1005-3 · Glidden | 2.6 | 51 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Scalloped Gray439-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Silverplate within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C2C0BA in HSL space. Pair Silverplate with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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